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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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